Kolkata Knight Riders star Varun Chakravarthy is one of the finest white-ball spin bowlers in the Indian team at the moment.
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The right-arm mystery has mesmerised opponents with exceptional and disciplined bowling and has been successful in all kinds of pitches across the world, be it the tricky Dubai pitch or the traditional fast pitches of Australia
In the recent T20I series Down Under, Chakravarthy was India's highest wicket taker with five scalps to his name and helped the Men in Blue clinch the series 2-1.
More valuable than Jasprit Bumrah? Ex-CSK star makes shocking claim about Varun Chakravarthy
Former Chennai Super Kings batter and India international S Badrinath spoke highly of Chakravarthy's bowling, while making a bold claim that the KKR spinner is even more dangerous than ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
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Speaking on Sky Sports, Badrinath said: "Numbers tell us that Varun Chakravarthy is the No. 1 T20 bowler in the world. He is more valuable than even Bumrah. Whenever the runs are flowing in the powerplay or the middle overs or even in the 18th over, Varun is the go-to bowler.
He has gone to a different level with his game. A superb comeback after being given a chance initially and getting dropped because of fitness. But in this second phase after his comeback, he has taken his game to the next level"
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